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sally forth

idiom

Definition of sally forth

literary
: to leave a place
  • After having breakfast and packing our bags, we sallied forth on the next leg of our trip.

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sally play

  1. : an action of rushing or bursting forth

  2. : a brief outbreak : outburst

  3. : a witty or imaginative saying : quip

  1. : to leap out or burst forth suddenly

  2. : set out, depart

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forth play

  1. : onward in time, place, or order : forward

  2. : out into notice or view

  3. : away, abroad

  1. : forth from : out of

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